Australia puts armed police in parliament after more threats

SYDNEY: Australia announced Friday the deployment of armed police inside parliament in the face of threats from extremists after foiling a plot by Islamic State jihadists for “demonstration executions” in the country.

“There will be armed federal police in and around our national parliament at all times,” Prime Minister Tony Abbott told a press conference.

“Earlier this month I was advised of chatter among these terrorist networks of a potential attack on government, government people, parliament house.”

He said he ordered an urgent security review in response which recommended tighter measures at parliament in the capital Canberra.

“Implementation is now taking place and as a result of that Australian Federal Police will be in charge of not just the external security of parliament house but the internal security as well.”